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Friend,
The greatest trick the corporate class and aloof politicians ever played was convincing ordinary people that nothing they could do would ever really make a difference.
Some call it manufacturing consent. Manufactured cynicism is just as dangerous.
Binge the show. Go to sleep. Watch the game. Look at the screen. Nod at the pundits. Swipe left. Swipe right. Every couple years, tick a box. Put your head back down. We'll handle the rest.
Here's our attitude at Common Dreams: Wake up. Stand up. Come together. Act up. And as a reader, you know this. In this world, the powerful step on the weak, but increasingly, we see people rising up in demand for urgent solutions and a more livable future.
Fed up with media outlets always getting it wrong, here's what we do: build our outlet ourselves. Funded from the very start by a group of small donors willing to take a chance on a big idea, Common Dreams is proof that there is nothing we can't do—but only if we do it together.
Don't let anyone tell you there's nothing to be done. And please—because every contribution is so endlessly important—support independent media that understands that people are powerful when we stand and act together. It's not just the world of issues we cover, it's who we are.
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